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They offered five cents a head for the lot, and I took it at 

 once." 



"Only five cents? That aint much." 



" Not much for a single head ; but when it comes to 

 over six thousand heads it is quite a sum of money." 



" Six thousand heads ! Why, that's three hundred 

 dollars for the lot." 



" Exactly." 



" Well, well, it do beat all I ever heard tell. I don't 

 wonder your farm paid its way." 



Just then Jack came along and handed my husband two 

 letters. Robert opened one of them and began to read it 

 eagerly. While so occupied the sound of approaching 

 wheels broke on our ears, and a heavy travelling carriage 

 drawn by a pair of black horses trotted gayly past our gate. 

 I tried to discover who was in it, but there was such a cloud 

 of dust that I could see nothing at all. Robert was more 

 fortunate. He evidently saw and recognized the occupants ; 

 for, as the carriage swept by, he crushed the letter into his 

 pocket, and to my infinite astonishment started on the full 

 run after it, shouting, " Doctor ! Doctor ! hold on ! hold 

 on ! " 



After a short run he caught up with the carriage, and it 

 stopped. A brief parley was held, and to my still further 

 surprise the horses were turned round and the equipage came 



